[Imported hepatic amebiasis in adults: retrospective study of 58 cases]. / AmÅbose hépatique importée de l'adulte : étude rétrospective de cinquante-huit observations.
Med Sante Trop
; 23(2): 238, 2013 May 01.
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| ID: mdl-24001657
ABSTRACT
The authors report the results of a retrospective study of patients hospitalized for serologically- confirmed hepatic amebiasis confirmed by serology in four French military hospitals from January 1, 2002, through December 31, 2012. The study included 58 patients (53 men, 5 women) with a median age of 41 years (range 25-80). Among them, 34 (59%) were in the military, 10 (17%) were tourists, 10 migrants (15%), and 4 expatriates (5%). For 75%, contamination occurred in sub-Saharan Africa. The qualitative latex test was simple to use and reliable, even in the emergency department. Medical treatment by metronidazole alone was efficacious in 75% of the patients. Indications for drainage must be discussed according to the clinical and laboratory evidence.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Absceso Hepático Amebiano
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Fr
Año:
2013
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Article